My HAOOCAYR #29 August 2025 design team projects

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting shares a couple of design team project contributions to online artisan blogger friend Deanne's challenge blog HAOOCAYR or Halloween and other occasions crafts all year round. This is her 29th monthly challenge so she's almost had this challenge blog going for 2.5 years!!! She has 2 main monthly themes (Halloween and Birthday) and then offers usually 2 optional themes each month. August's options are family and/or romance. I'm choosing to do BIRTHDAY and optional theme of family/home-love. 

when: HAOOCAYR #29 starts August 1, 2025 and stays open all month. 

what: PROJECT #1: BIRTHDAY (one of 2 main monthly themes)

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. pink cardstock base 5" wide x 7" high = Recollections

2. floral print papers in 2 color ways = Palm Springs 6" square paper pad by My Mind's Eye 2018

3. "fun times", "hello sunshine" and "good vibes" stickers = "Just Chill" sticker book also my Mind's Eye but from 2020

4. flamingo die-cut and butterfly die-cut stick-ons = Little Birdie Handmade Embellishments (2 different packages)

5. brighter raspberry paper punched circle = Art Skills

6. enamel dots = Freckled Fawn

7. brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

where #1 will be linked: CARD

1A. Krafty Chicks; week 5/new on Thu July 31; Anything Goes

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/krafty-chicks-challenge-779-atg.html

1B. Seize the Birthday; Thu ; not the topping option; but birthday anything goes

link= https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/07/seize-birthday-310-use-your-favorite.html

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1C. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap; new on July 25; this is my 2nd entry inc 1 or more designer papers; this fun tropical birthday card has 2 patterned papers

link = https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-12-new-challengeblog.html

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what: PROJECT #2: and here's the better photographed angled view to see the gold foil better =

 computer scanned image cropped:

how-to & vendor notes for #2: I took some photos to capture the gold foil better but haven't transferred from phone to computer yet. 

21. dog-ear topped chalkboard tag = from pack = Crafter's Square (came with a ivory cord tie which was removed)

22. 'love begins at home' + house + 3 hearts are rub-on transfers = Crafter's Square

23. gold ribbon tied into bow = not sure of vendor; probably bought at Dollar Tree or Dollar General or Wal-Mart

24. gold foil paper flower stickers = "Just Chill" sticker book by My Mind's Eye 2020

25. pink enamel heart = Fancy Pants Designs 2024

where #2 will be linked: TAG

2A. Crafts Galore Encore; new on Aug 1; anything goes

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-crafts-galore-encore.html

2B. Mix It Up; has 2 weeks left until deadline; anything goes w/ opt of mixed media; this tag has gold foil rub-on transfers, an enamel heart, 2 gold foil paper flower stickers and gold ribbon tied bow

link = https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/miucb-78-anything-goes-optional-mixed.html

2C. Love to Craft; has 2 weeks left until deadline; anything goes; this is my 3rd entry

link = https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ltccb-87-anything-goes-ltccb-86-winner.html

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where to find HAOOCAYR blog post #29 link =

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-1st-halloween-and-other.html

monthly badge: 

DT member badge: 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* DT member only of 2 of Deanne's blog: HAOOCAYR and PRS

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas
* owner/DT = CCC; ConBC; AA; HQCB, HQFCB at TFATU, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB and FQGGCB.

Loving my HAOOCAYR design team card for 1 July 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This card is for my design team commitment for Halloween and other occasions crafts all year round by Deanne. I only had time to create 1 card for 1 of the 4 possible themes that are offered (Halloween, birthday, wildlife and/or ice cream)!

[We had a 5 day vacation trip from June 15-19 and then a weekend trip June 28-29 for one of my niece's wedding and reception. It was a 4.5-5 hour trip to the wedding location and then we stuck around for a family photo afterwards! The reception started at 3:30pm in a different town about 15-20 miles away and our chosen hotel room in between those locations! Because we were in southern IL and my hubby's heritage areas are Cape Girardeau and Saint Genevieve, MO, on Sunday morning we drove to Chester, IL to cross the Mississippi River in order to meander to St. Genevieve where his paternal grandparents are buried. We left flowers. Then we drove over an hour to St. Charles, MO to visit another cemetery to leave more flowers on his parents' graves, his first wife's and one of his nephew's. Then we met his sister at Bob Evans for lunch before we traveled back to north central IL about 4 hours or so. We were tired so we ended up stopping about every hour and switching places to drive! But overall we've had two terrific travel adventures in June! ]

when: July 1, 2025 until the end of the month

what: PROJECT: HAOOCAYR's July optional theme of ice cream

how-to notes/vendors for project:

1. ivory card base (cut into 2 panels; edges distressed and inked; focal panel is trimmed 1/4" smaller than the A2 original size) with matching envelope = from pack = Crafter's Square

2. orange gingham ribbon = Crafter's Square

3. carnival/amusement park rides print paper = Beachside Boardwalk = Fancy Pants Designs

4. yummy puffy tag + #4 puffy sticker + ice cream cone puffy sticker = also Beachside Boardwalk = Fancy Pants Designs

5. Sandcastle Tan cardstock scrap cut to ice cream shape = Martha Stewart distributed by CutCardStock

6. orange paper = memo pad; recycled find found at my mom's house

7. blue cardstock  scrap strip = Art Skills

8. brown mini stamp pad = in Walnut/brown by Lawn Fawn

where this will be linked:

1A. Inspiration Station: open until July 4th; theme is image as prompt; MY ice cream card's background paper has angled photo images looking up at carnival/amusement park rides! 

link = https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/inspiration-station-challenge-jun-2025.html

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1B. Crafts Galore Encore; new on July 1st; theme of anything goes; this is my 2nd entry on July 1st

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-crafts-galore-encore.html

1C. Park Hopping My Happy Place; new on July 1; theme is similar to the blog title; at this time there is no link up tool address, so I'll leave my post link in the comments

link = (title and blog address don't match for July) https://parkhoppingmyhappyplace.com/2025/07/01/june-2025/

1D. Love To Craft; new on July 1 and open until Aug 15; theme is anything goes

link = https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ltccb-87-anything-goes-ltccb-86-winner.html

1E.  Love to Scrap; new on July 1 and open until Aug 15; theme is anything goes

link = https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ltscb-174-anything-goes-ltscb-173.html

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where this could also be linked if I wasn't the owner:

a. FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges #19; new challenge just started on June 28 and open until July 27. Anything FOOD goes theme

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where to find HAOOCAYR's July blog post link =

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-1st-halloween-and-other-occasions.html

theme badge for July = 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and PRS (both owned by Deanne)

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas (both owned by Shell S)
* owner/DT = ConBC; CCC; AA; HQCB, HQFCB at TFATU, HQCOLCB, and HQFSCAT; plus FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB and FQGGCB. 

Loving my HAOOCAYR #24 DT projects on 1 March 2025

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! ~~from America's heartland!

WHY: My heart is happy to share my newest design team (DT) inspiration projects for my blogger/artisan friend Deanne's HAOOCAYR...Halloween and other occasions crafts all year round. This is #24 with the 2 main themes of Halloween and Birthday plus optional themes St. Patrick's Day and/or Caffeine. (see the badge further down).

WHEN: #24 is published on March 1, 2025 and is open for the whole month.

WHAT: Project #1 = Halloween

notes for #1:

1. black cardstock cut to 6" square = Neenah

2. peach is neon deep orange cardstock cut to 5.5" square = Astrobrights/Neenah

3. black with orange pin dots print & the ghouls print papers + cut-a-part card + brad = FaBOOlous collection by Simple Stories

4. string = stash

5. string was colored with alcohol marker "Goldfish Orange" = Arteza

6. brown/Walnut stamp ink pad = Lawn Fawn (for all outside edges)

7. foam dimensional adhesive tape strips used under the cut-a-part card = Crafter's Square (3 pack with different widths and thicknesses)

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WHAT: Project #2 = optional theme of Caffeine

notes for #2: "Coffee Time" tag

21. white cardstock base = Conservation Flat Card in White by CutCardStock

22. lighter amount of ink on the white = "Chocolate Chip" by SU

23. darker amount of ink on the white = "Walnut" by Lawn Fawn

24. circle tag focal is on foam tape = Sandcastle Tan by Martha Stewart and sold by CutCardStock

25. coffee bean looking shapes was actually an abstract leaf stencil and the lettering is from different words from a religious stencil set = I forget who made; it was gifted by a friend

26. red umber colored pencil for the lettering= stash

27. brown watercolor marker for the coffee beans = stash

28. twine = stash

29. hole punch used to cut the corners for an altered rectangle tag base 

WHERE: HAOOCAYR #24 or March 2025 blog posting

link = https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-1st-halloween-and-other-occasions.html

theme badge = 

DT badge =

other places to share/link are:

a. Ghouls = Fab -n- Funky; started Feb 26/Wed; theme is fantasy; My card has ghouls/ghosts/spirits; some people consider these fantasy/make-believe

link = https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/611-fantasy.html

b. Ghouls = Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges; started Feb 26/Wed; anything goes using paper; My Halloween card has 5 uses of paper (black, orange, dotted, ghosts and journal card with large ghost

link = https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/pennys-challenge-591.html

c. Ghouls = Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; started Feb 16/1 day or less yet; anything goes

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/02/248-paper-shelter.html

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d. Coffee tag = Krafty Chicks; week 4/theme is masculine; the neutral colors and twine plus coffee theme would appeal to a lot of guys, especially since there are no frills or bling

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/krafty-chicks-challenge-757-masculine.html

e. Coffee tag = I Love Promarkers; week 2 of 2; use markers; MY coffee tag's coffee beans are color-filled with a brown watercolor marker

link = https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-577.html

f. Coffee tag = Creating with CutCardStock FB group share

g. Coffee tag = could be shared with 2 challenge blogs that I own: FQGGCB/AFG theme- anything food goes (coffee beans) and HQFSCAT for shaped tag -- since I altered the rectangle tag base with the punched corners that counts for an acceptable altered rectangle shape

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* DT member of 2 of Deanne's teams = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* owner/DT = FQGGCB and HQFSCAT mentioned above; also FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB; AA; ConBC; and CCC (Critter Crazy Challenges is effective after February 25, 2025)

 

HAOOCAYR 2024 Dec DT projects for Birthday theme and Christmas option

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose/why: these 2 projects are my design team contributions to Deanne's HAOOCAYR (Halloween and Other Occasions Crafts All Year Round) December challenge posting

when: December 1, 2024 for the whole month

what: PROJECT #1 = main theme birthday

notes for #1:

1. ivory card base with matching envelope (from pack) = Crafter's Square

2. two burgundy print cardstocks = Bo Bunny

3. white diamond cut glitter cardstock = Pen + Gear

4. light tan cardstock = old Pen + Gear

5. rose red stamp pad = SU

6. metallic embossed flowers stickers = Crafter's Square

7. little enamel hearts = Fancy Pants Designs (from 2 different sets)

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what: PROJECT #2 = option theme Christmas ==>> gnomes

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notes for #2: the elastic band closure metal ring set of index cards was bought several months ago at Dollar Tree; vendor is Jot; cost of $1.25 plus tax; this is my second entry; the index cards are standard size and very lightweight so my plan is to make the entries as 1 layer wonders! :)

21. background ink colors are from 5 stamp pads by SU = lemon lime twist, pink pirouette, rose red, emerald envy and chocolate chip

22. all stamps are from 1 set by Pixi Dust Designs; bought one year ago

23. black ink pad used for all stamps = Hero Arts

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where: HAOOCAYR December 2024; Dec 1st challenge launch posting

link =   https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-1st-halloween-and-other.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. birthday = Sweet Stampin'; current/midway; must include stamping w/ birthday; MY birthday card's sentiment is "HB" with hearts and flowers

link = https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/happy-birthday-to-us.html

b. birthday = Crafty Catz; week 2 of 2; theme of anything goes with option of blue Christmas

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/crafty-catz-challenge-683.html

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c. Christmas gnomes = Creative Fingers; new challenge on Nov 29th; anything goes

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-290.html

d. Christmas gnomes = Color Dare, weekly color challenge; current; my art journal entry variation uses the three colors from L to R (1/green, 2/yellow, 3/bright pink) with white, black and brown neutrals

link = https://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.com/2024/11/Challenge-628.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* DT member = HAOOCAYR (used to be known as HCAYR)

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* co-owner/DT ==> owner/DT in Jan 2025 of Ally's Angels and Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenges

* owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB and first challenge on Jan 2, 2025 = HQFSCAT/Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

also FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB and FQGGCB

MIUCB #66 with technique option of aperture opening starts 1 July 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart's doing a happy dance for this multi-inked card base with a heart shape aperture that's perfect for Mix It Up challenge blog. 

WHAT: Mix It Up (or MIUCB) challenge blog #66 anything goes with technique option for aperture/opening

WHEN: #66 starts July 1, 2023 and ends August 15, 2023

SHOW and TELL:

1. white card base with heart opening and tri-fold plus the gold metallic foil "Best Wishes" = Hot Off The Press via Paper Wishes website

2. the swan and pink with text print heart die-cuts = Prima Marketing

3. one side's main ink applied color was Pink Pirouette and the other side was a Sugarplum = Stampin' Up classic ink pads

4. the accent inks/pads = Memento

5. the heart gem accent = Crafter's Square

6. Opal Blush Glimmer Paste used on the front flap around the heart shape opening = 

WHERE: MIUCB #66 blog posting link=

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/miucb-66-anything-goes-optional.html

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other challenge blogs to share or link are:

A. Crafting Happiness Challenges blog; just started July 1 Eastern time; Anything Goes

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-144-anything-goes-every-type-of.html

B. Creations in Pink; current; midway; Anything in mainly pink; this cards has lots of light tones of pink and then the center 'stone' is a bolder pink

link= http://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-59-anything-in-mainly-pink.html

C. Creative Creases; current; fun fold theme; this is a folded with a front flap with a heart opening card

link= https://secretstamper.com/2023/06/anything-goes-with-a-fun-fold-for-creative-creases-60/

D. Creative Fingers challenge blog; started June 30; anything goes

link= https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-258.html

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FB groups: Mixed Media Creativity, Paper/Paper/Paper and DT Calls, Card of the Month--Just For Fun, 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**This is my last challenge with Mix It Up's design team. I'm returning to teaching in mid-August and will be doing lots of grading/verifying of student graded papers. Seventh grade math!!! 12-13 year olds!!!